History of Mission

Hudson Taylor

Hudson Taylor

Discover the life of Hudson Taylor, one of histories most influential mobilizers and founder of China Inland Mission (today OMF).  There are perhaps fewer people more significant in the history of global missions.  

William Cameron Townsend

William Cameron Townsend

Discover the life of Cameron Townsend, founder of Wycliffe Bible Translators and called by many one of the most influential people of the last 200 years of global mission. 

John Stott

John Stott

John Stott, a worldwide preacher, evangelist, and teacher, is known as the most influential English Evangelical in the 20th century.

Robert Speer

Robert Speer

Robert Speer is a man that has been described as ‘the incarnation of the spirit of the Student Volunteer Movement’.

Mary Slessor

Mary Slessor

After nearly 40 years in Africa, Mary Slessor became an inspiration to all who hear her story. She was not only a pioneer missionary, but also a pioneer for women in missions.

Joanne Shetler

Joanne Shetler

“I’ve never quite figured out how to bring God glory. But I have learned to surrender my dreams to Him. And he has made the reality of living according to His plan even better than my greatest dreams.”

John Rucyahana

John Rucyahana

God is using the Bishop of Rwanda to transform a nation of people in great pain by creating opportunities for reconciliation to God one person and relationship at a time.

Helen Roseveare

Helen Roseveare

Helen mobilized people by showing them that God used imperfect people with real struggles to be his ambassadors to the unreached world.

John R. Mott

John R. Mott

Discover the life of John R. Mott, who lead the Student Volunteer Movement to be the greatest missions movement in history, mobilizing 100,000 goers and senders in his generation. 

Lottie Moon

Lottie Moon

Lottie left her career as a teacher and sailed to China in 1873 as a missionary appointee with the Southern Baptist Convention.